Mods Chips are effectively legal!

Good news, always been of the opinion that they should be classed as legal :)

I hope this thread doesn't get closed, it shouldn't do really.
 
there is no reason to have a mod chip unless you want to play stolen games,

I wonder how many people actually use them just to play their backup games
 
Nismo said:
Good news, always been of the opinion that they should be classed as legal :)

I hope this thread doesn't get closed, it shouldn't do really.
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No doubt this country will follow Australia now and change the law to make the actual chips illegal :rolleyes:
(and yeah shouldn't be a need to close the thread, as it's just reporting on a court ruling that sets a legal presidence:))
 
SuBsTaNcE said:
there is no reason to have a mod chip unless you want to play stolen games,

I wonder how many people actually use them just to play their backup games
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I agree the majority will buy them because of the obvious dodgy things, however, like the case is saying that is entirely up to the individual. The tool isn't illegal, the acts the individual commits are. Plus, some chips do actually allow you do do useful things (XBMC on the original Xbox for example).

stealthgeek said:
hmmm - it doesnt say who the guy is - is he a gamer, or someone who installs chips? Or someone who makes chips?
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Chip installer/reseller - one of the biggest in the UK, if not EU.
 
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i dont personally know anybody with a mod chip using it for back up reasons only. people are living in a dream world if they think that. the one exception was of course the original xbox, you could do so much with one of those without playing any games you done own. backup your games on the the hard drive, install a media center. brilliant. what about the 360 or wii? they dont do anything other than allow written media to be played.
 
james.miller said:
what about the 360
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If you take flashing as essentially the same thing as a modchip (which it is), you can swap broken drives, change them for better ones, reduce the drive speed to lower the noise, install Linux etc. All very useful, and as far as I am aware, totally legal when it comes down to it.

There ARE other things that modchips etc. are used for, it's just that the vast majority either don't know it, or are only bothered about the playing of illegal games.
 
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no changing the drive is fine imo. what you do under the risk of voiding the warranty is really up to you. but no, again, i dont know anybody with a modded 360 who has done it exclusively just for changing the drive:) if there was a way to turn it into a loaded up fully functioning media center, updatable and flexible like it was on the original xbox, id be all over it as i was with the original. my old xbox didnt even survive a day before i took it apart and stuck an xecuter in there lol
 
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james.miller said:
no changing the drive is fine imo. what you do under the risk of voiding the warranty is really up to you. but no, again, i dont know anybody with a modded 360 who has done it exclusively just for changing the drive:)
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I know of a few who have flashed to either swap or mod the drive, and not played anything illegal, but I concede they are in a small minority :)
 
I always thought the chips had been legal it was more the hacked copyrighted firmware that has to be loaded to play dodgy games that was the illegal part
 
blitz2163 said:
I always thought the chips had been legal it was more the hacked copyrighted firmware that has to be loaded to play dodgy games that was the illegal part
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Yes, however I don't think there was ever a court ruling in the UK like this though that came out and effectively said they are OK.

It maybe makes the topic slightly less grey now, and more black and white :)
 
SuBsTaNcE said:
I wonder how many people actually use them just to play their backup games
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Metalface Mark said:
Just me, I think.
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Excellent, care to tell me where you got MLB 2k8 from?

Any chance of some pictures of your latest games instructions?

MLB 2k8 Indy, Uefa, Grid, Rock band, Nba 2k8, r6v2, NBA ballers, Iron man etc etc

Sorry I'm a terrible cynic. :(
 
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